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Hampden County Education: 1,634 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

There were 1,634 Asian students enrolled in Hampden County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampden County welcomed a total of 62,621 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian pupils comprised 2.6% of the total, making this group the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 153 schools in Hampden County, Longmeadow High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 102 students.

Proficiency in core subjects in Massachusetts still remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, 25% of eighth-graders were not considered proficient in reading, and 32% did not reach math benchmarks. Fourth-graders performed better in reading, with 18% not reaching proficiency. However, they struggled with math, with only 68% achieving grade-level proficiency.

Ethnicities in Hampden County in 2023-24 School Year
Hispanic (43.6%)White (40.8%)African American (8.7%)Asian (2.6%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.3%)

Enrollment Demographics in Hampden County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School nameAsian Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2023-24% of Total
Abner Gibbs School121856.5%
Agawam Early Childhood Center61504%
Agawam High School421,0504%
Agawam Junior High School135512.4%
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School04250%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School233047.6%
Arthur T. Talmadge School62242.7%
Balliet Preschool11310.8%
Barry School53621.4%
Belcher School12290.4%
Bellamy Middle School108171.2%
Benjamin J. Phelps School123083.9%
Birchland Park School366145.9%
Blueberry Hill School5237513.9%
Bowe School94182.2%
Bowie School72912.4%
Brightwood School14800.2%
Brimfield Elementary School32841.1%
Center174094.2%
Chester Elementary School01170%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)72542.8%
Chicopee Academy1691.4%
Chicopee Comprehensive High School141,2121.2%
Chicopee High School279322.9%
Clifford M. Granger School83532.3%
Conservatory of the Arts13030.3%
Daniel B. Brunton School52951.7%
Dupont Middle School126781.8%
E. N. White Elementary School14510.2%
Early Childhood Education Center11880.5%
East Longmeadow High School497716.4%
East Street Elementary School113593.1%
Edward P. Boland School75541.3%
Elias Brookings School12890.3%
Emergence Academy12310.4%
Fairview Elementary School43651.1%
Forest Park Middle School72842.5%
Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center61474.1%
Frank H. Freedman School62672.2%
Franklin Ave School21741.1%
Frederick Harris School225124.3%
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College1283.6%
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community College0250%
Gen. John J. Stefanik School73911.8%
German Gerena Community School36230.5%
Glenbrook Middle School313209.7%
Glenwood School22960.7%
Glickman Elementary School63151.9%
Granite Valley School63871.6%
Green Meadows Elementary School12760.4%
H. B. Lawrence School13340.3%
Harris Brook Elementary School146172.3%
High School Of Commerce111,0601%
Highland School93472.6%
Hiram L. Dorman School42771.4%
Holland Elementary School22260.9%
Holyoke High School91,5670.6%
Holyoke STEM Academy33041%
Homer Street School34990.6%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School02020%
Indian Orchard Elementary School35650.5%
James Clark School133034.3%
John Ashley Kindergarten142046.9%
John F. Kennedy Middle School13670.3%
John J. Duggan Academy198312.3%
John R. Fausey School274456.1%
Joseph Metcalf School32051.5%
Kelly Elementary School04590%
Kensington International School22620.8%
Kiley Academy42871.4%
Kiley Prep School42631.5%
Lambert-Lavoie School42261.8%
Liberty Preparatory Academy070%
Liberty School12460.4%
Lincoln School14540.2%
Litwin School53441.5%
Longmeadow High School10291111.2%
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School24940.4%
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School33310.9%
Ludlow Senior High School37500.4%
Mapleshade School162875.6%
Margaret C. Ells Elementary School11380.7%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School222907.6%
Mary M. Lynch School22260.9%
Mary M. Walsh School02490%
Mary O. Pottenger School53661.4%
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School24300.5%
Meadow Brook School245624.3%
Memorial School172088.2%
Mile Tree Elementary School23600.6%
Milton Bradley School13910.3%
Minnechaug Regional High School329813.3%
Mittineague School51403.6%
Monson High School22950.7%
Morgan Full Service Community School03230%
Mountain View School72732.6%
Munger Hill School123283.7%
Old Mill Pond School85761.4%
Palmer High School165093.1%
Paper Mill School73162.2%
Pathfinder Vocational Technical School36430.5%
Paul R. Baird Middle School65321.1%
Philip G. Coburn School525739.1%
Powder Mill School63811.6%
Quarry Hill Community School11250.8%
Rebecca M. Johnson School05950%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle12160.5%
Roberta G. Doering School185043.6%
Robinson Park School52851.8%
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy341,3832.5%
Samuel Bowles School33101%
Soule Road School83232.5%
South End Middle School01890%
Southampton Road School73052.3%
Southwick Regional School66141%
Springfield Central High School492,0422.4%
Springfield High School02210%
Springfield High School of Science and Technology101,0970.9%
Springfield International Academy at Johnson0320%
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech2722.8%
Springfield Legacy Academy23550.6%
Springfield Middle School0140%
Springfield Public Day Elementary School0370%
Springfield Public Day High School0780%
Springfield Public Day Middle School0610%
Springfield Realization Academy81994%
Springfield Transition Academy21151.7%
STEM Middle Academy102873.5%
Stony Hill School42911.4%
Streiber Memorial School102334.3%
Sumner Avenue School154883.1%
Szetela Early Childhood Center42401.7%
Tatham School92623.4%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School156092.5%
The Springfield Virtual School13040.3%
Thomas M. Balliet School102783.6%
Van Sickle Academy72522.8%
Wales Elementary School0930%
Warner School12380.4%
Washington School173974.3%
West Springfield High School951,2087.9%
West Springfield Middle School649266.9%
Westfield High School311,0063.1%
Westfield Intermediate School236843.4%
Westfield Middle School167062.3%
Westfield Technical Academy75481.3%
Westfield Virtual School1621.6%
White Street School103922.6%
Wilbraham Middle School166062.6%
William N. DeBerry School04240%
Williams Middle School3631011.6%
Wolf Swamp Road School4844810.7%
Woodland School73202.2%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

John R. Fausey SchoolIndian Orchard Elementary SchoolStem Middle AcademyKelly Elementary SchoolSpringfield High SchoolSamuel Bowles SchoolRoberta G. Doering SchoolMary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial SchoolSpringfield Public Day High SchoolConservatory of the ArtsWestfield Virtual SchoolJohn Ashley KindergartenHighland SchoolMittineague SchoolJoseph Metcalf SchoolEast Longmeadow High SchoolLiberty SchoolAgawam High SchoolBalliet PreschoolDupont Middle SchoolPaul R. Baird Middle SchoolGlenbrook Middle SchoolBenjamin J. Phelps SchoolHigh School of CommerceHolyoke High SchoolForest Park Middle SchoolGateway To College At Springfield Technical Community CollegeBowie SchoolSouthampton Road SchoolJohn J. Duggan AcademyWhite Street SchoolEarly Childhood Education CenterBrightwood SchoolClifford M. Granger SchoolEmergence AcademySumner Avenue SchoolWashington SchoolJohn F. Kennedy Middle SchoolLt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary SchoolChicopee AcademyBowe SchoolSpringfield International Academy at JohnsonWestfield Intermediate SchoolHarris Brook Elementary SchoolMile Tree Elementary SchoolMonson High SchoolPhilip G. Coburn SchoolWilliam N. DeBerry SchoolLongmeadow High SchoolSpringfield International Academy at Sci-TechPathfinder Vocational Technical SchoolAlfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet SchoolQuarry Hill Community SchoolH.B. Lawrence SchoolRobinson Park SchoolGranite Valley SchoolDaniel B. Brunton SchoolBellamy Middle SchoolThe Springfield Virtual SchoolFairview Elementary SchoolSpringfield Realization AcademySpringfield Legacy AcademyLitwin SchoolFort Meadow Early Childhood CenterSpringfield Public Day Elementary SchoolImpact Prep at Chestnut SchoolMary O. Pottenger SchoolWales Elementary SchoolWolf Swamp Road SchoolMapleshade SchoolFrederick Harris SchoolBlueberry Hill SchoolWoodland SchoolCenterPaper Mill SchoolChicopee High SchoolWestfield Middle SchoolWest Springfield Middle SchoolBrimfield Elementary SchoolFranklin Ave SchoolKiley Prep SchoolAlice B. Beal Elementary SchoolMaurice A. Donahue Elementary SchoolLincoln SchoolBarry SchoolMorgan Full Service Community SchoolAgawam Junior High SchoolChester Elementary SchoolHiram L. Dorman SchoolJames Clark SchoolWestfield High SchoolEast Street Elementary SchoolSpringfield Public Day Middle SchoolStony Hill SchoolLudlow Senior High SchoolAgawam Early Childhood CenterMunger Hill SchoolSpringfield Central High SchoolFrank H. Freedman SchoolWilbraham Middle SchoolLambert-Lavoie SchoolGerman Gerena Community SchoolElias Brookings SchoolAbner Gibbs SchoolWestfield Technical AcademyGreen Meadows Elementary SchoolMary M. Lynch SchoolMassachusetts State Board of EducationRise Academy at Van SickleSpringfield Middle SchoolSouth End Middle SchoolLt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary SchoolMeadow Brook SchoolGen. John J. Stefanik SchoolRebecca M. Johnson SchoolWest Springfield High SchoolThe Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning SchoolBelcher SchoolKensington International SchoolMinnechaug Regional High SchoolKiley AcademyRoger L. Putnam Vocational Technical AcademyThomas M. Balliet SchoolMountain View SchoolHomer Street SchoolWarner SchoolMemorial SchoolStreiber Memorial SchoolMary M. Walsh SchoolSoule Road SchoolEdward P. Boland SchoolHolland Elementary SchoolVan Sickle AcademyTatham SchoolHolyoke STEM AcademyOld Mill Pond SchoolGlickman Elementary SchoolGlenwood SchoolSouthwick Regional SchoolLiberty Preparatory AcademyArthur T. Talmadge SchoolE. N. White Elementary SchoolChestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)Palmer High SchoolMilton Bradley SchoolChicopee Comprehensive High SchoolPowder Mill SchoolSpringfield High School of Science and TechnologySpringfield Transition AcademyMargaret C. Ells Elementary SchoolSzetela Early Childhood CenterGateway to College at Holyoke Community CollegeWilliams Middle SchoolBirchland Park School

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